G/TBT/N/MAR/29  
16 March 2020  
(20-2047) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : MOROCCO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministère de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Économie Verte et Numérique  (Ministry of 
Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy)  
Direction Générale du Commerce  (Directorate -General for Trade)  
Direction de la Protection du Consommateur, de la Surveillance du Marché et de la 
Qualité  (Department of Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance and Quality)  
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comm ents 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Directeur de la Protection du Consommateur, de la Surveillance du Marché et de la 
Qualité  (Head of Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance and Quality)  
Parcelle 14, centre d'affai re aile nord, Bd Riad, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco  
Tel.: (+212) (0) 5 37 71 62 15  
Fax: (+212) (0) 5 37 71 17 98  
Email: dpcsmq@mcinet.gov.ma  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Hydraulic 
binders/cements and cement constituents  
5. Title, number of pages an d language(s) of the notified document : Liants 
hydrauliques ciments et les constituants des ciments - Composition, spécifications et 
critères de conformité - Evaluation de la conformité - Contrôle de la qualité à la livraison  
(Hydraulic binders/cements and constituents of cement : composition, specifications and 
conformity criteria ; conformity assessment ; quality control on delivery)  
6. Description of content : This standard defines and pre sents specifications for various 
common cements . The following information is included in each cement definition:  
- the proportions in which the constituents must be combined to obtain these different 
products within a range of eight strength classes;  
- the requirements to be met by constituents of cement;  
- the mechanical, physical and chemical requirements for cement s and constituents of 
cement, and conformity criteria.  G/TBT/N/MAR/29  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The objective is to protect consumers and ensure fair competition between 
economic operators, while ensuring that products conform to the technical safety 
requirements that are applicable under Law No. 24-09 on the safety of products and 
services . It should be noted that this standard is an updated version of a mandatory 
standard that is already in force . Prevention o f deceptive practices and consumer 
protection ; protection of human health or safety.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Law No. 24-09 on the safety of products and services, supplementing the Dahir 
of 9 Ramadan 1331 (1 2 August 1 913) comprising the Code of Obligations and 
Contracts;  
• Decree No. 2.12.502 of 2 Rejeb 1434 (1 3 May 2 013) implementing the first title 
of Law No. 24-09 on the safety of products and services and supplementing the 
Dahir of 9 Ramadan 1331 (1 2 August 1 913) comprising the Code of Obligati ons 
and Contracts;  
• Moroccan Standard NM 10.1.004, Hydraulic binders/cements and constituents of 
cement : composition, specifications and conformity criteria ; conformity 
assessment ; quality control on delivery . 
9. Proposed date of adoption : 30 April 2 020 
Proposed date of entry into force : 30 April 2 020 
10. Final date for comments : 30 April 2 020 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministère de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Économie Verte et Numérique  
Direction Générale du Commerce  
Direction de la Protection du Consommateur, de la Surveillance du Marché et de la 
Qualité (DPCSMQ)  
Tel.: (+212) 5 37 71 62 15  
Fax: (+212) 5 37 71 17 98  
Email: dpcsmq@mcinet.gov.ma  
http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/fr/content/surveillance -du-march%C3%A9